Story
I'VE DONE IT!!!!
Yes to Life helped save my life. Now I want to help them. And I've done this by running a 10K today, 9 May, in Liverpool. My time was 64 minutes and 40 seconds. Yes!! This is a really big achievement for me after spending the last three years having surgery and treatment for breast cancer. See how I got on here:
And also see this short film featuring me and my coach Karen, follow this link, or the 'My video' link under my photo on this site.
My story:
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2007, age 43. I spent the next three years in and out of hospitals having surgery and treatment. This meant that I lost my previous fitness levels, I had always been a keen runner and enjoyed physical activity. You can read more about me on my website www.beingsarah.com
I am a proud NHS patient, and during my treatment for breast cancer I was helped by the amazing charity, Yes to Life. They helped me find advice and gave me financial support, to make sure I gave myself the best chance of staying alive, by making my own integrated individual treatment plan using other doctors to support my NHS treatments. Now I want to give back. I am raising money for them by running the Liverpool Women's 10k on 9 May 2010.
Since January 2010, six weeks after my last surgery, I have been training every week with Karen Choudhary, who has been pushing me and setting me homework.
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